Chapter 76: The Ultimate Utensil

It was a very ordinary day. The weather in June was already a bit stuffy, but today the sky was always a bit gloomy.

I arranged for the Guan family to stay at a hotel and then set off straight for Master Liu’s place.

It was still the same dim and gloomy room. I thought that Master Liu would be waiting for me alone, after all I had informed him by phone, but I was surprised to see Shen Xing and Master Liu talking in the room.

I didn’t know what they were talking about, but I could see that Shen Xing’s eyes were red, as if she had been crying, and Master Liu looked rather sad and helpless.

I stood at the door of the room and heard Shen Xing ask Master Liu in a calm, almost cold tone, “Is there really no other way? I don’t think there’s anything I can’t pay.”

This sentence was a bit strange. I tilted my head and always felt that it was not good. I always felt that there was a very deep despair behind this calmness.

Facing Shen Xing’s question, Master Liu shook his head sadly and said, “There is no way. I thought it would last another year. This is not a matter of whether you sacrifice or not. In fact, if you are unwilling to do something that is against nature, I can’t do it either! Stolen time is always stolen.”

Then, there was a long period of silence between Master Liu and Shen Xing. Master Liu looked sad and dejected, but Shen Xing was surprisingly calm, calm to the core, as if there was no hope left, so why get excited?

Their silence made it impossible for me to go in or leave.

I was worried about Shen Xing, but this girl was too smart, and her thoughts and feelings were hidden too deeply. She was the type of person who would not allow others to worry about her, and although she seemed enthusiastic, she had a kind of defense that kept others at a distance, making it impossible for me to worry or care.

After a minute of silence, Master Liu suddenly said, “Girl, you are a smart and strong person. You can think about any problem and understand it. You are also willing to take action. I hope you can be the same.”

I thought Shen Xing would not respond, but unexpectedly, Shen Xing smiled faintly and said, “Uncle Liu, of course I want to understand, and of course I will also be brave enough to face it in my own way.”

I saw Master Liu take a long breath, his expression visibly relaxed, and he said, “I will take care of the rest for you. Don’t worry, I will take care of it this afternoon.”

Shen Xing nodded in an unusually calm manner.

At this time, Master Liu finally noticed me standing at the door and said to me, “What are you doing? Come in.”

I smiled sheepishly, shrugged my shoulders, and indicated that I had overheard their conversation unintentionally. At the same time, my mood also relaxed. For no reason, it was for Shen Xing’s attitude. This girl is the most special girl I have ever seen in a modern city. I like her restrained and righteous personality very much. She helped me and Chengxin Ge. I admire her and treat her as a friend.

Master Liu’s words made Shen Xing notice my arrival. When I walked into the room, she turned and smiled at me. The smile was very calm, as calm as the afternoon sun, making people feel ordinary and unable to detect anything.

“Chengyi…” After laughing, Shen Xing suddenly called out to me.

“Huh?” I was surprised that Shen Xing would call me at this time. You have to know that she is somewhat self-centered, and it’s not that I will always greet you out of politeness.

“Help me call Chengxin. I’m not in a good mood today. Let him keep me company for a day and go out for a walk,” Shen Xing said with a smile.

“Okay.” I took out my phone and quickly dialed Chengxin’s number. Could it be that this time, Chengxin would finally have a reliable relationship? Would he get married? Could he be the first person in our family to get married?

Yes, I admit that I have been thinking too much, but the fact is that no one in our family, from the master to Chengyuan, is not a bachelor!

I quickly told Cheng Xin about Shen Xing’s request on the phone. Cheng Xin’s reaction was as expected, of course he was very excited. At this time, Shen Xing took the phone and made an appointment with Cheng Xin at a location, and then returned the phone to me.

She said to me something that seemed very bold and out of character for her. She said, “Su Chengxin is very nice, but the important thing is that he likes me, right?”

I was a little stunned at the time, and I subconsciously said, “Yes.”

“That’s great. This boy is the only one of the boys who likes me that I don’t hate. Go for a day.” Shen Xing smiled and then turned and left.

I scratched my head, and I still couldn’t figure out what this inexplicable conversation meant.

If I can’t figure it out, I won’t think about it. This is the outstanding bachelor temperament of our Li family. I sat down in front of Master Liu with a swagger: “I brought the person, he’s at the hotel now.”

Master Liu’s expression was not at all excited. He still held his enamel basin, took a sip of tea, and then asked lightly, “Then why didn’t you bring him?”

“Guan Laidi is very pitiful.”

Master Liu laughed, and I once again saw the split orange peel. I cursed in my heart, this old fox.

“You really are a man of the Li family, all of you are righteous, for the sake of a stranger, you can even give up the important clue of Kunlun! Are you afraid that I will use Guan Laidi to do something evil?” Master Liu stared at me with a pair of old, somewhat cloudy eyes, but I felt that they were the most penetrating eyes.

“I want to hear what you’re going to do! You said that you need my help in the process of casting spells.” Unfortunately, when my bachelor temperament comes out, I’m not afraid of even a tiger, let alone an old fox.

Master Liu kept turning the lid of the enameled teapot with one hand and knocking on the table with the other. He was silent for a long time before answering my question: “Like me, Lao Li is second to none in the art of knot-tying. No one in China can say they are number one. Besides, you have a strong spiritual sense and can help a little. As for what I have to do…” As he spoke, Master Liu finally stopped playing with the lid of his enameled teapot and took something out of the drawer of his desk.

I looked closely and saw that it was a bone with a warm, moist luster. It was a human vertebrae, and this bone alone already met the standards of the highest-level yin instrument in Taoism. It was amazing that a piece of bone could be nurtured to emit such a warm, moist luster. It would take decades of practice and some secret methods of nurturing to achieve this.

As the saying goes, “Love what you do.” People who love their work will also love the things related to it. I am a Taoist priest, so naturally I love all kinds of magical instruments (yinqi is also a kind of magical instrument). As soon as I saw this, I couldn’t help but take it in my hands and play with it.

As soon as this bone reached the palm of my hand, I felt an indescribable coolness, but it was very comfortable. It was like drinking mung bean soup in the middle of summer. I knew what I was looking at, and I exclaimed, “Master Liu, you are amazing. This bone instrument has been nourished by pure yin energy. You are really generous!”

Yes, I once said that pure yin energy is hard to find in this world. Places with a spiritual aura are generally places with a spiritual aura. Why? As long as you have the right things to nourish your yang body, practicing in a place with pure yin energy is a huge leap forward! It is purely nourishing for the soul.

So, when I was excited, I called Master Liu “you” over and over again. He actually used pure yin to nourish his organs!

“You kid knows what you’re talking about. How about it? Is this Yin instrument good?” Master Liu suddenly said to me.

I was shocked and let go of the yin instrument at once, because I had roughly guessed what Master Liu was going to do. I said softly, “Master Liu, you wouldn’t be…? No, no, I would never agree to that.”

Master Liu whispered, “It’s only two years!”

“Two years? If it’s two years, then why bother?” I muttered.

“I am a person who, in addition to being good at making talismans and practicing magic, is also very knowledgeable about the soul and people, and I have also learned many secret arts. All of this, you know, is only for my poor daughter! The body has a limited lifespan, but under the law of heaven, the soul has no limits. You also know the situation with my daughter. Unlimited life extension is no longer possible. She is in pain, and as her father, how can I not be in pain? Unless…” Master Liu paused.

I whispered, “Unless you defy the heavens and change your fate!”

“Yes, unless you defy fate, but do you think I would?” Master Liu looked at me with burning eyes.